de 6 Video Games That Should Be Netflix Shows By www.ign.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:01:06 +0000 Will the success of The Witcher on Netflix lead to more video game-adjacent streaming content? We hope so! Here are our pitches. Full Article
de Keep Your Data Backed up and Secure Wtih the Best NAS Devices By www.ign.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:00:03 +0000 Ever wanted a hard drive you could access from anywhere? Well Network-Attached Storage might be just right for you! Full Article
de Brutal murder of woman found in burned out car still a mystery 28 years later By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:18:24 GMT Natasha Atchley, 19, was found dead in the trunk of her burned out Chevy Camaro hatchback on May 3, 1992, in Shephard, Texas, about a mile down a rural dirt road from a party she attended the night before. The Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team is investigating. Full Article
de Death of Andre Harrell, who discovered Sean 'Diddy' Combs, grieved by celebs By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:19:00 GMT Singer Mariah Carey wrote, "My heart is breaking, and I can't stop crying. He was an amazing friend and I will miss him forever." Full Article
de Man who recorded video in Ahmaud Arbery killing is receiving threats, lawyer says By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:03:00 GMT William "Roddie" Bryan is simply a "witness to the tragic shooting," his lawyer said. He is "not now, and never has been, a vigilante." Full Article
de Defense lawyers rail about unfair prosecutions. Flynn's case shows why. By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:09:51 GMT Analysis: It's rare to get a behind-the-scenes look at how federal investigators do their jobs. Full Article
de Biden campaign ramps up digital staff amid tech woes, Dem pressure By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:23:16 GMT Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign is beefing up its digital staff, just as it had been hit by a series of technical problems at a virtual event on Thursday -- and amid alarm bells from Democratic allies that it is lagging behind the Trump campaign on the digital battlefield. Full Article 3c9f738d-0fe0-5601-abba-f9268ae64a87 fox-news/person/joe-biden fox-news/politics/2020-presidential-election fox-news/person/donald-trump fnc fnc/politics article Fox News Adam Shaw
de Top House Republican issues 'call to arms' about Dems trying to 'steal' Calif. election; Trump joins effort By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:28:53 GMT EXCLUSIVE: The leader of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) sent a memo to all House Republicans Saturday with an "urgent call to arms" that Democrats are trying to "steal" Tuesday's special election for California's 25th Congressional District Seat, Fox News has learned. Full Article d486fc96-24b1-5c02-960a-446ea0e61c7f fox-news/politics/2020-house-races fox-news/politics/house-of-representatives/democrats fox-news/politics/house-of-representatives/republicans fox-news/us/us-regions/west/california fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/politics/executive/white-house fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fnc fnc/politics article Fox News Marisa Schultz
de Global coronavirus infections top 4 million, US death toll passes 78,000 By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:21:43 GMT State leaders across the U.S. moved to expand testing for the new coronavirus, while lifting some restrictions on travel and business that have crippled the nation’s economy. Full Article c9ccc993-3d1a-51e6-a9df-f63f958b00e4 fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/delaware fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/connecticut fox-news/person/andrew-cuomo fox-news/politics/state-and-local/governors fox-news/newsedge/business fox-news/us/economy fnc fnc/health article The Wall Street Journal Ben Chapman Frances Yoon Nick Kostov
de NCAA president says no fall sports unless campuses are open to all students: 'It’s really that simple' By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:25:46 GMT The NCAA has made it clear that unless college campuses are open to the entire student body in the fall, there are no plans to risk the health of student-athletes for the sake of sports. Full Article d97aa36b-0831-587b-abda-5da7972092d2 fox-news/sports/ncaa fox-news/sports fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fnc fnc/sports article Fox News Paulina Dedaj
de Falcons' Ricardo Allen says idea of practice is 'nerve-racking' By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:36:36 GMT Ricardo Allen didn't budge when Georgia was one of the first states to open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article 6385a607-8dab-5af9-8c1f-921bdf533eed fox-news/sports/nfl/atlanta-falcons fnc fnc/sports article Associated Press
de California Democrat reacts to Tesla lawsuit, pullout plan over coronavirus rules: ‘F--- Elon Musk’ By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:35:17 GMT A California Democrat seemed less than upset Saturday night at the news that entrepreneur Elon Musk planned to pull much of his company Tesla – along with an unspecified number of jobs -- out of the state over coronavirus shutdown rules that have stalled the automaker's operations. Full Article 2ede860a-ff97-568d-ab27-452ebab73d33 fox-news/auto/make/tesla fox-news/person/elon-musk fox-news/us/us-regions/west/california fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/politics/state-and-local fox-news/auto fox-news/us/economy/jobs fox-news/us/economy fox-news/newsedge/business fnc fnc/tech article Fox News Dom Calicchio
de Dead to Me Recap: WWJD By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:00:38 -0400 A candlelight vigil proves the perfect setting for all our characters to bounce off each other, and for secrets to come creeping out. Full Article tv tv recaps overnights recaps dead to me dead to me season 2
de The Online By Jeeves Is Lousy, and Still Reminded Me How Much I Miss Theater By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:55:48 -0400 It made me realize I’ve even missed the eat-your-spinach parts of being a critic. Full Article theater streaming theater livestreams review theater review andrew lloyd webber by jeeves streaming theater review
de Dead to Me Recap: Scars By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:00:24 -0400 If you squint, you can almost see season three from here. Full Article tv tv recaps overnights recaps dead to me dead to me season 2
de Every Opinion on Adele’s Weight Loss Is Trash. Including This One. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:05:14 GMT ReutersThis is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. This week: Adele shocked the world when she posted a photo on her birthday thanking fans for their nice messages and also taking the opportunity to honor front-line workers. In the photo, she had lost a significant amount of weight, and looked great. As if it was going to be left at that.Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article Entertainment
de Biden Campaign Is Secretly Building a Republican Group By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:42:16 GMT Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyAppearing in an Instagram live chat with soccer star Megan Rapinoe on April 30, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden made a spontaneous, vague statement about how he’s been “speaking to a lot of Republicans,” including “former colleagues, who are calling and saying Joe, if you win, we’re gonna help.”Then he showed his hand: “Matter of fact, there’s some major Republicans who are already forming ‘Republicans for Biden,’” the former vice president said. “Major officeholders.”The comment hardly received any attention at the time. But in declaring it, Biden ended up tipping off the earliest stages of a brewing effort that’s starting to get underway in certain Republican circles behind-the-scenes. Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article Politics
de Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After Leading Armed Mob to Home of Black Teen: DA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:05:48 GMT Port City DailyA white sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina is facing criminal charges after allegedly leading an armed mob to the home of a black teenager and trying to force their way inside as part of a botched vigilante mission.New Hanover & Pender County District Attorney Ben David on Friday announced the charges against Jordan Kita, a New Hanover Sheriff’s Office detention officer accused of wearing his uniform while leading the group of people—one of whom was allegedly packing an AR-15—to confront a high school student at his home. Kita has since been fired from the sheriff's office. The teenager, Dameon Shepard, was playing video games late one evening when the group of men arrived at his door, demanding to know the whereabouts of a 15-year-old girl named Lekayda Kempisty who had been reported missing. Three in the group were said to be armed, carrying a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, and a handgun. Kita wore his New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputy uniform and gun, though he had not come to Shepard’s house on official business. Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article U.S. News
de A Federal Judge Slams Trump: "Even the 'Good Hombres' Are Not Safe" By www.motherjones.com Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 22:19:51 +0000 Today, a federal appeals court judge in California rebuked the Trump administration for its zealous deportation policy and for "ripping apart a family." Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that he had no power to stop the removal of Andres Magana Ortiz, but nevertheless took the time to write a short opinion blasting his deportation as "inhumane." "We are unable to prevent Magana Ortiz's removal, yet it is contrary to the values of this nation and its legal system," Reinhardt wrote in a six-page concurring opinion. "Indeed, the government's decision to remove Magana Ortiz diminishes not only our country but our courts, which are supposedly dedicated to the pursuit of justice…I concur as a judge, but as a citizen I do not." As Reinhardt detailed in his opinion, Magana Ortiz came to the United States from Mexico 28 years ago, built a family and a career, and paid his taxes. His wife and three children are American citizens. His only legal transgressions were two DUIs, the last one 14 years ago. "[E]ven the government conceded during the immigration proceedings that there was no question as to Magana Ortiz's good moral character," Reinhardt noted. Nonetheless, in March the government decided to deny Magana Ortiz's application for a stay of removal while he applied for legal residency status, a process that is still underway, and moved to deport him to Mexico. Reinhardt took particular aim at the fact, demonstrated repeatedly in the first months of Donald Trump's presidency, that the administration's immigration crackdown is not only targeting violent criminals. "President Trump has claimed that his immigration policies would target the 'bad hombres,'" he wrote. "The government's decision to remove Magana Ortiz shows that even the 'good hombres' are not safe. Magana Ortiz is by all accounts a pillar of his community and a devoted father and husband. It is difficult to see how the government's decision to expel him is consistent with the President's promise of an immigration system with 'a lot of heart.' I find no such compassion in the government's choice to deport Magana Ortiz." Read the full opinion below. Full Article Politics Donald Trump Immigration
de Imagine Being Pulled Off Death Row and Then Being Put Back on It By www.motherjones.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:00:09 +0000 In 1994, Marcus Robinson, who is black, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for the 1991 killing of Erik Tornblom, a white teenager, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He spent nearly 20 years on death row, but in 2012 his sentence was changed to life without a chance of parole. He was one of four death row inmates whose sentences were commuted by a judge who found that racial discrimination had played a role in their trials. The reason their cases were reviewed at all was because of a 2009 North Carolina law known as the Racial Justice Act, which allowed judges to reduce death sentences to life in prison without parole when defendants were able to prove racial bias in their charge, jury selection, or sentence. "The Racial Justice Act ensures that when North Carolina hands down our state's harshest punishment to our most heinous criminals," former Gov. Bev Perdue said when she signed the bill into law, "the decision is based on the facts and the law, not racial prejudice." At 21, Robinson was the youngest person sentenced to death in North Carolina. When he was three, he was hospitalized with severe seizures after being physically abused by his father and was diagnosed with permanent brain dysfunction. However, those weren't the only troubling aspects of his case. Racial discrimination in jury selection has been prohibited since it was banned by the Supreme Court in its 1986 Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky, but Robinson's trial was infected with it. The prosecutor in the case, John Dickson, disproportionately refused eligible black potential jurors. For example, he struck one black potential juror because the man had been once charged with public drunkenness. However, he accepted two "nonblack" people with DWI convictions. Of the eligible members of the pool, he struck half the black people and only 14 percent of the nonblack members. In the end, Robinson was tried by a 12-person jury that included only three people of color—one Native American individual and two black people. Racial discrimination in jury selection was not uncommon in the North Carolina criminal justice system. A comprehensive Michigan State University study looked at more than 7,400 potential jurors in 173 cases from 1990 to 2010. Researchers found that statewide prosecutors struck 52.6 percent of eligible potential black jurors and only 25.7 percent of all other potential jurors. This bias was reflected on death row. Of the 147 people on North Carolina's death row, 35 inmates were sentenced by all-white juries; 38 by juries with just one black member. Under the Racial Justice Act, death row inmates had one year from when the bill became law to file a motion. Nearly all the state's 145 death row inmates filed claims, but only Robison and three others—Quintel Augustine, Tilmon Golphin, and Christina Walters—obtained hearings. In 2012, Robinson's was the first. At the Superior Court of Cumberland County, Judge Gregory Weeks ruled that race had played a significant role in the trial and Robinson was resentenced to life without parole. North Carolina appealed the decision to the state's Supreme Court. An immediate outcry followed the decision. The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys issued a statement saying, "Capital cases reflect the most brutal and heinous offenders in our society. Whether the death penalty is an appropriate sentence for murderers should be addressed by our lawmakers in the General Assembly, not masked as claims (of) racism in our courts." The ruling attracted lots of publicity from across the country and North Carolina lawmakers were outraged. "There are definitely signs in the legislative record that there were some [lawmakers] that really wanted to see executions move forward," Cassandra Stubbs, the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project who also represents Robinson, says. Legislative staffers circulated talking points for lawmakers with arguments that the RJA turns "district attorneys into racists and convicted murderers into victims," describing the law as "an end-run around the death penalty and an indefinite moratorium on capital punishment." The day Judge Weeks resentenced Robinson, the Senate president pro tempore for the state Legislature, Phillip Berger, expressed concern that Robinson could be eligible for parole. He suggested Robinson—who had just turned 18 when he committed the crime and would not have been considered a juvenile—would be ineligible for life in prison without a chance of parole, citing a US Supreme Court ruling that prohibited juveniles from receiving life sentences without parole. "We cannot allow cold-blooded killers to be released into our community, and I expect the state to appeal this decision," he said. "Regardless of the outcome, we continue to believe the Racial Justice Act is an ill-conceived law that has very little to do with race and absolutely nothing to do with justice." The state Legislature took on the challenge and voted to repeal the Racial Justice Act in 2013. This made it impossible for those on death row to even attempt to have their sentences reviewed for racial bias, but it left the fates of the four who had been moved to life imprisonment unclear. "The state's district attorneys are nearly unanimous in their bipartisan conclusion that the Racial Justice Act created a judicial loophole to avoid the death penalty and not a path to justice," Gov. Pat McCrory said in a statement at the time. Even though the law was still in effect when the four inmates' sentences were reduced, they weren't safe from death row just yet. Robinson's sentenced had been legally reduced, but the legal battle was just beginning. In 2015, after nearly two years from the initial hearing, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered the Superior Court to reconsider the reduced sentences for Robinson, Augustine, Golphin, and Walters, saying the judge failed to give the state enough time to prepare for the "complex" proceedings. This past January, Superior Court Judge Erwin Spainhour ruled that because the RJA had been repealed, the four defendants could no longer use the law to reduce their sentences. "North Carolina vowed to undertake an unprecedented look at the role of racial bias in capital sentencing," says Stubbs. But now, "the state Legislature explicitly turned from its commitment and repealed the law." Robinson is back on death row at Central Prison in the state's capital of Raleigh. In the petition to the state Supreme Court, Robinson's lawyers point out that the Double Jeopardy Clause—the law that prevents someone from being tried twice for the same crime—bars North Carolina from trying to reimpose the death penalty because the 2012 RJA hearing acquitted him of capital punishment. "He's never been resentenced to death," Stubbs says. "They have no basis to hold him on death row." Full Article Politics Crime and Justice Race and Ethnicity
de Democrats Are Setting Their Sights on "Putin's Favorite Congressman" By www.motherjones.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Jun 2017 10:00:08 +0000 Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) won his first election to the House of Representatives in 1988 with 64 percent of the vote. He's been reelected 13 times since then. And even though he walloped his most recent challenger by nearly 17 percentage points, some Democrats now think that this could be the final term for the Southern California conservative Politico has dubbed "Putin's favorite congressman." Protesters, sometimes numbering in the hundreds, assemble outside Rohrabacher's office every Tuesday at 1 p.m. "He has been our congressman for a long time," laments Diana Carey, vice chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County. "But because the district was predominantly Republican, my view is he's been on cruise control." Thanks to changing demographics in Orange County and newly fired-up liberal voters, Carey doesn't think Rohrabacher's seat is safe anymore. Recently, Rohrabacher has been swept up in the scandal over the possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Like Trump, Rohrabacher, who claims to once have lost a drunken arm-wrestling match with Vladimir Putin in the 1990s, believes the Russian government is being unfairly demonized. (During the 1980s, Rohrabacher was a staunch anti-communist who hung out with the anti-Soviet mujahedeen in Afghanistan.) He has shrugged off allegations of Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election by pointing out that the United States is guilty of similar actions. In May, the New York Times reported that in 2012 the FBI warned Rohrabacher that Russian spies were trying to recruit him. Two days earlier, the Washington Post reported on a recording from June 2016 in which House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump." (McCarthy assured Rohrabacher the remarks were meant as a joke.) In a 2016 conversation with Republican House members, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump." Washington Post But of all the issues where Rohrabacher and Trump align, Russia may be the least pressing concern for the constituents who are rallying against him. So far, Rohrabacher has voted in line with Trump's positions more than 93 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight, including voting in favor of the GOP health care bill that would effectively end Obamacare. Rohrabacher pushed hard for the bill, warning his GOP colleagues that letting Trump's first major legislative effort die would stunt the president's momentum. "If this goes down," he said in March, "we're going to be neutering our President Trump. You don't cut the balls off your bull and expect that's he's going to go out and get the job done." Health care is a hot-button issue in the 48th District, Carey says. "I've had conversations with people who are absolutely beside themselves, scared that they're going to lose coverage." While Rohrabacher won his last race in a near-landslide, his district went for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. She won by a slim margin, but it was enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to flag the district as a top target to flip in 2018. If the Democrats hope to best Rohrabacher in the midterms, they have a lot of work to do, says Justin Wallin, an Orange County-based pollster who runs an opinion research firm. "I don't think Dana has carved out a position as a fire-breathing supporter for any political personality except for Ronald Reagan," says Wallin, referring to Rohrabacher's early days working in the Reagan White House. "He tends to align quite naturally with that district in his perspectives, his persona, and his political views. His district views him as being independent, and when Dana takes a position on something that seems to be outside the mainstream, that can actually buttress his favorable regard." Two Democrats have announced bids to run against Rohrabacher. One is first-time candidate Harley Rouda, a businessman and attorney who gave $9,200 to Republican congressional candidates and nothing to Democrats between 1993 and 2007. The other is Boyd Roberts, a Laguna Beach real estate broker who has vowed to work to impeach Trump and who finished last among five candidates running for a school board seat in Hemet, California, in 2012. Both are attacking Rohrabacher over his sympathetic stance toward Russia. "The district will vote [Rohrabacher] out because i think there is something with the Russia thing. I think I can raise money off it," Roberts told the Los Angeles Times. In an online ad, Rouda calls Rohrabacher "one of the most entrenched members of Washington's establishment" and vows to get "tough on Russia" if he is elected. "They're both kind of waving the flag of the Russia thing, and I just don't think that's gonna get them over the line," says Wallin. Carey declined to comment on either candidate, though she says a third challenger will be announcing a bid this summer. Meanwhile, the DCCC hasn't thrown its backing behind anyone yet. "Barring something dramatic happening, I'd say he is far more safe than a number of other districts in the area," says Wallin. Yet Carey thinks that so long as the Democrats continue organizing with the same intensity they've shown so far, they can turn the district blue. "We have a lot of folks who said they never paid attention before, a lot of no-party-preference people who are really concerned about democracy," she says. When asked whether people in the district continue to be engaged, she responds, "So far I think the energy is staying. I tell people, 'This is not a sprint, it's a marathon.' But I think as long as Trump keeps tweeting, we'll keep having interest!" Full Article Politics Congress Donald Trump
de Trump WH: Birth Control Mandate Is Unnecessary Because of Planned Parenthood, Which We’ll Also Defund By www.motherjones.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:13:41 +0000 The Trump administration's argument for letting lots of employers opt out of covering birth control is…not exactly bulletproof. Yesterday, Vox reported that the Trump administration is considering a broad exemption to Obamacare's mandate on contraceptive coverage, according to a leaked draft of the proposed rule. If passed, the rule would allow virtually any employer, not just a religious one, to remove birth control coverage from its insurance plan if contraception violates the organization's religious beliefs or "moral convictions"—a broad and murky standard. But, in a curious twist, part of the Trump administration's justification for the move hinges on the existence of hundreds of Planned Parenthood clinics, many of which the White House is actively trying to close by "defunding" Planned Parenthood. As the draft text explains, the administration believes the past rationale for Obamacare's contraception mandate is insufficient. The document lists several reasons why this is the case. Here's one of them: "There are multiple Federal, state, and local programs that provide free or subsidized contraceptives for low-income women, including Medicaid (with a 90% Federal match for family planning services), Title X, health center grants, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. According to the Guttmacher Institute, government-subsidized family planning services are provided at 8,409 health centers overall. Various state programs supplement Federal programs, and 28 states have their own mandates of contraceptive coverage as a matter of state law. For example, the Title X program, administered by the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA), provides voluntary family planning information and services for clients based on their ability to pay. ... "The availability of such programs to serve the most at-risk women identified by IOM [Institute of Medicine, now known as the National Academy of Medicine] diminishes the Government's interest in applying the Mandate to objecting employers." The implication here is that since there are already programs like Medicaid and Title X to help low-income women afford contraception, the requirement that most employers provide no-cost birth control is less pressing. But there are a couple of glaring contradictions here: First of all, of the 8,409 health centers that provide Medicaid and Title X family planning services, as cited in the rule, 817 of them are run by Planned Parenthood—the very group that Congress and the administration are trying to exclude from using Title X and Medicaid funds to provide health care. Trump has already signed a bill into law allowing states to exclude Planned Parenthood and other providers who offer abortions from receiving Title X family planning funding—never mind that Title X funding is used exclusively for nonabortion services. Beyond that, there are several more proposals moving through government—including in the House's American Health Care Act and in the Trump budget proposal—to withhold Medicaid and other federal dollars, including Title X, specifically from Planned Parenthood. The problem with the White House's logic boils down to this: As the nation's largest provider of federal Title X-funded care, in 2015 Planned Parenthood centers served more than 40 percent of women nationwide using Title X-funded family planning care—a whopping 1.58 million patients. But if Planned Parenthood can no longer receive a single federal dollar to provide contraception and other family planning care—an oft-repeated goal of the Trump administration—then these nearly 1.6 million low-income patients will suddenly lose their family planning care. And now their employers may not cover that care either. Full Article Politics Reproductive Rights
de In 3 Months, 3 Immigrants Have Died at a Private Detention Center in California By www.motherjones.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:32:25 +0000 A Honduran immigrant held at a troubled detention center in California's high desert died Wednesday night while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Vincente Caceres-Maradiaga, 46, was receiving treatment for multiple medical conditions while waiting for an immigration court to decide whether to deport him, according an ICE statement. He collapsed as he was playing soccer at the detention facility and died while en route to a local hospital. Caceres-Maradiaga's death is the latest in a string of fatalities among detainees held at the Adelanto Detention Facility, which is operated by the GEO Group, the country's largest private prison company. Three people held at the facility have died in the last three months, including Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba, a 32-year-old Nicaraguan found hanging in his cell on March 22, and Sergio Alonso Lopez, a Mexican man who died of internal bleeding on April 13 after spending more than two months in custody. Since it opened in 2011, Adelanto has faced accusations of insufficient medical care and poor conditions. In July 2015, 29 members of Congress sent a letter to ICE and federal inspectors requesting an investigation into health and safety concerns at the facility. They cited the 2012 death of Fernando Dominguez at the facility, saying it was the result of "egregious errors" by the center's medical staff, who did not give him proper medical examinations or allow him to receive timely off-site treatment. In November 2015, 400 detainees began a hunger strike, demanding better medical and dental care along with other reforms. Yet last year, the city of Adelanto, acting as a middleman between ICE and GEO, made a deal to extend the company's contract until 2021. The federal government guarantees GEO that a minimum of 975 immigrants will be held at the facility and pays $111 per detainee per day, according to California state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), who has fought to curtail private immigration detention. After that point, ICE only has to pay $50 per detainee per day—an incentive to fill more beds. Of California's four privately run immigration detention centers, three use local governments as intermediaries between ICE and private prison companies. On Tuesday, the California senate voted 26-13 to ban such contracts, supporting a bill that could potentially close Adelanto when its contract runs out in 2021. The Dignity Not Detention Act, authored by Lara, would prevent local governments from signing or extending contracts with private prison companies to detain immigrants starting in 2019. The bill would also require all in-state facilities that hold ICE detainees, including both private detention centers and public jails, to meet national standards for detention conditions—empowering state prosecutors to hold detention center operators accountable for poor conditions inside their facilities. An identical bill passed last year but was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. "I have been troubled by recent reports detailing unsatisfactory conditions and limited access to counsel in private immigration detention facilities," Brown wrote in his veto message last September. But he deferred to the Department of Homeland Security, which was then reviewing its use of for-profit immigration detention. In that review, the Homeland Security Advisory Council rejected the ongoing use of private prison companies to detain immigrants, citing the "inferiority of the private prison model." Yet since President Donald Trump took office, the federal government has moved to expand private immigration detention, signing a $110 million deal with GEO in April to build the first new immigration detention center under Trump. Nine people have died in ICE custody in fiscal year 2017, which began October 1. Meanwhile, private prison stocks have nearly doubled in value since Election Day. Full Article Politics Immigration Prisons
de Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh: दो और संक्रमित, 54 पहुंचा आंकड़ा By www.amarujala.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:56:03 +0530 हिमाचल प्रदेश में कोरोना वायरस के दो और पॉजिटिव मामले आए हैं। दोनों ही हिमाचल के निवासी नहीं हैं। Full Article
de Labels you'll love: 30 of the best independent brands By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T22:45:08Z Get your style locked down, and support independent British brands Continue reading... Full Article Fashion Life and style Accessories Women
de Hashtag Trending – Free internet access for the vulnerable; Elon Musk under fire; Conspiracy theories By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:00:49 +0000 The City of Toronto partners with tech giants to provide free temporary internet access for vulnerable Torontonians, Elon Musk is under fire for recent Tweets, and a bizarre conspiracy involving Bill Gates is circulating online. The City of Toronto is partnering with technology and telco companies to provide free temporary internet access for residents… Full Article Executive Operations Technology hashtag trending podcasts
de Cyber Security Today – Zoom meeting job review scam, fake Labor Department email and a new Android threat By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:37:11 +0000 Zoom meeting job review scam, fake Labor Department email and a new Android threat. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday May 1st. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. To hear the podcast click on the arrow below: Videoconference provider Zoom has toughened its security by making it mandatory for users to… Full Article Executive Operations Technology cyber security today cybersecurity podcasts
de CompTIA launches a new cybersecurity analyst certification worldwide By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:12:44 +0000 The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has updated its cybersecurity analyst (CySA+) certification exam, the association announced this week. The new exam applies behavioural analytics to the information technology (IT) security market, validating an IT professional’s ability to defend and continuously improve the overall state of organizational security. It addresses changes in the cybersecurity environment,… Full Article Education Security compTIA
de Hashtag Trending – Facebook bans anti-lockdown protesters; Amazon VP condemns Amazon, quits; New Apple Macbooks By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:13 +0000 Anti-quarantine protesters jumped onto other social platforms after being shut down by Facebook, Amazon Vice President Tim Bray said Amazon is designed to create a climate of fear and quits the company, Apple releases new MacBook 13 with an improved keyboard and more storage. Anti-quarantine protesters are being kicked off Facebook and quickly finding… Full Article Executive Operations Technology hashtag trending podcasts
de StorkSupply deliver deals for baby gear on demand By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:18:10 +0000 The high cost and short life of baby supplies inspired new dad Matt Cass to create a company. His novel leasing service is saving parents money, time and space on everything from cribs to toys. When Matt Cass and his wife had their first child 2½ years ago, they had to stock up on… Full Article Posts startup Toronto
de Cyber Security Today – World Password Day advice, GoDaddy hosting accounts hacked and WordPress sites under attack By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:30:14 +0000 World Password Day advice, GoDaddy hosting accounts hacked and WordPress sites under attack. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday May 6th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Tomorrow is World Password Day. So follow safe password practices so you don’t help criminals steal data. How bad are you? Here’s are few… Full Article Privacy Security cyber security today cybersecurity podcasts
de Hashtag Trending – Sidewalk Labs dies; Rideshare apps struggle; Telus revenue short By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:01:39 +0000 Sidewalk Labs officially pulled out of Toronto after years of controversy, hacker bribed a Roblox worker to reveal user account data, Telus’ revenue falls by nearly 20 per cent year over year. Sidewalk Labs pulls the plug on smart city project The tug-of-war for Toronto’s infamous Sidewalk Labs’ smart city project ended yesterday when… Full Article Executive Operations Technology hashtag trending podcasts
de Cyber Security Today – Canada hit by COVID cheque fraud; Webex, Teams under attack, more COVID email scams and three big data breaches By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:11:52 +0000 Canada hit by COVID cheque fraud; Webex, Teams under attack, more COVID email scams and three big data breaches Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday May 8th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. To hear the podcast click on the arrow below: It didn’t take long for cybercriminals to take advantage… Full Article Posts cyber security today cybersecurity podcasts
de Ontario judge orders videoconferencing for pre-trial testimony: ‘It’s 2020’ By www.itbusiness.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:37:05 +0000 Ontario lawyers have been warned to learn to live with videoconferencing for pre-trial hearings as the COVID-19 pandemic restricts people from in-person sessions. A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the parties in a civil lawsuit to do the pre-trial questioning of a witness — usually held in a law office… Full Article Legal Security Postmedia videoconference
de The Helpers: GoFundMe set up to provide supplies to La Loche residents By thestarphoenix.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:45:37 +0000 "I never really thought it would get this big, but I think it just speaks to how we are all in this together and everyone is just trying to do what they can to help this community that's been hit particularly hard." Full Article Saskatchewan charity gofundme La Loche Saskatchewan Medical Association Saskatchewan Medical Student Society Saskatoon SMA SMSS
de Authorities investigate new video showing Ahmaud Arbery just prior to shooting By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:35:00 -0400 Authorities have confirmed they are looking into a new video related to the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia man who was allegedly shot by a father and son in February. The video, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, shows someone who appears to be Arbery on a home surveillance camera down the block from a construction site just minutes before the 25-year-old was shot on the afternoon of Feb. 23. Two police cars can be seen in the video minutes later traveling down the street in the direction Arbery ran and was later shot. Full Article
de Thailand reports five new coronavirus cases, no new deaths By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:35:33 -0400 Full Article
de Audit of Lebanon's central bank to include all its transactions - economy minister By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:06:35 -0400 Full Article
de Japan looks to lift coronavirus emergency in some areas ahead of May 31 deadline By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:36:05 -0400 Full Article
de How to Implement a Software-Defined Network (SDN) Security Fabric in AWS By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:30:00 GMT Join SANS and AWS Marketplace to learn how implementing an SDN can enhance visibility and control across multiple virtual private clouds (VPCs) in your network. Full Article computing computing/networks Sponsored
de ‘Hydrogen-On-Tap’ Device Turns Trucks Into Fuel-Efficient Vehicles By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:16:00 GMT An Indiana startup is retrofitting five pickup trucks with its novel hydrogen-producing system Full Article transportation transportation/alternative-transportation
de Video Friday: Startup Unveils Agile Robot Dog That Costs Less Than $10k By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 22:06:00 GMT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Full Article robotics robotics/robotics-hardware
de Thermal Cameras Are Being Outfitted to Detect Fever and Conduct Contact Tracing for COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT Members in Spain and Switzerland are developing software for FLIR cameras and building their own versions to protect people’s privacy Full Article the-institute the-institute/ieee-member-news
de Coding for COVID-19: Contest Calls on Developers to Help Fight the Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:47:00 GMT IBM’s Call for Code names three winners and promises support for digital tools designed to aid in the coronavirus response Full Article computing computing/software
de Volvo and Lidar-maker Luminar to Deliver Hands-free Driving by 2022 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:16:00 GMT Level 3 capability would be an industry first Full Article sensors sensors/automotive-sensors
de Physical Modeling of Supercapacitors and Lithium-Ion Capacitors By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:30:00 GMT Learn how researchers are exploring new hybrid devices that can exploit features of both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. Full Article energy energy/batteries-storage Sponsored
de ThereCraft’s Lifting Body Drone Acrobatically Delivers Packages With Pinpoint Accuracy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:45:00 GMT A unique drone design promises aircraft payload with helicopter precision Full Article robotics robotics/drones
de Statement Regarding the Ethical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS) for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:30:00 GMT The document addresses 10 issues Full Article the-institute the-institute/ieee-news
de 6 Tips to Help Your Startup Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:00:00 GMT Don’t panic, be compassionate, and help others Full Article the-institute the-institute/ieee-products-services
de COVID Moonshot: Can AI Algorithms and Volunteer Chemists Design a Knockout Antiviral? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:36:00 GMT This pro-bono initiative crowdsourced 4,500 drug designs, synthesized 311, and is now testing them against viral proteins Full Article artificial-intelligence artificial-intelligence/medical-ai